Sucky sucky answer at the town hall

Don't a lot of cafeterias have doors that open to the outside? For those that do, couldn't they just open the doors during lunch?

Our ES had lunch outside as much as possible in the spring, I hope they do the same this fall weather permitting

Any word on Yorktown?

Outdoor lunch seems to be dependent on space and staff allocation. Like everything else, each school will do it differently, if at all.

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Anonymous wrote:We haven’t heard anything. I don’t understand the point of masking if they are then going to eat all together in a cafeteria for 20 minutes everyday. That seems to me to defeat the purpose of masks.

Are you serious? A group of 25 kids unmasked for 15-20 min is not even close to the risk of an entire school being unmasked for 7 hours.

Yes I am serious. And the cafeteria lunch groupings are a lot larger than 25 kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Our school purchased additional picnic tables with PTA funds at the end of last year. We haven't heard a peep from them about plans for this year, so just waiting....

Which school?

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Anonymous wrote:We haven’t heard anything. I don’t understand the point of masking if they are then going to eat all together in a cafeteria for 20 minutes everyday. That seems to me to defeat the purpose of masks.

Are you serious? A group of 25 kids unmasked for 15-20 min is not even close to the risk of an entire school being unmasked for 7 hours.

We haven’t heard anything. I don’t understand the point of masking if they are then going to eat all together in a cafeteria for 20 minutes everyday. That seems to me to defeat the purpose of masks.

Anonymous wrote:Our school purchased additional picnic tables with PTA funds at the end of last year. We haven't heard a peep from them about plans for this year, so just waiting....

Which school?

The APS FAQ section on health and safety measures during lunch/breakfast included plastic shields in cafeterias. But Covid19 is airborne, so I don't know how effective these shields will be. I don't see how outdoor lunches can be consistently implemented, especially in the winter months.

Claremont is planning on outdoor lunch when possible.

Any other schools prepare?

Our school purchased additional picnic tables with PTA funds at the end of last year. We haven't heard a peep from them about plans for this year, so just waiting....

I know the Town Hall is Wednesday to discuss Covid precautions, but has anyone heard what schools are doing for lunch? Are kids going to cafeteria? Eating in classrooms? Going outside?

Seems no planning for outdoor tables or outdoor shelters/awnings/coverings or something/benches to sit on. Like all the restaurants have done.

I would rather send my kid in with a picnic table and umbrella rather than Clorox wipes.